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| Criterion |  Facilitation World Café |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Facilitation Barcamp |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 30-60 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 12-100+ | 4-12 | 15-200 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | FacilitationLarge groupLearning |
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